§ 1205. — Deductions of dues.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 39USC1205]
TITLE 39--POSTAL SERVICE
PART II--PERSONNEL
CHAPTER 12--EMPLOYEE-MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS
Sec. 1205. Deductions of dues
(a) When a labor organization holds exclusive recognition, or when
an organization of personnel not subject to collective-bargaining
agreements has consultation rights under section 1004 of this title, the
Postal Service shall deduct the regular and periodic dues of the
organization from the pay of all members of the organization in the unit
of recognition if the Post Office Department or the Postal Service has
received from each employee, on whose account such deductions are made,
a written assignment which shall be irrevocable for a period of not more
than one year.
(b) Any agreement in effect immediately prior to the date of
enactment of the Postal Reorganization Act between the Post Office
Department and any organization of postal employees which provides for
deduction by the Department of the regular and periodic dues of the
organization from the pay of its members, shall continue in full force
and effect and the obligation for such deductions shall be assumed by
the Postal Service. No such deduction shall be made from the pay of any
employee except on his written assignment, which shall be irrevocable
for a period of not more than one year.
(Pub. L. 91-375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 735.)
References in Text
The date of enactment of the Postal Reorganization Act, referred to
in subsec. (b), means the date of enactment of Pub. L. 91-375, which was
approved Aug. 12, 1970.
